Proportion of Medicare services used by persons aged 65 years and over

%

19.6

19.9

20.6

21.0

21.4

22.0

22.5

23.0

23.6

24.2

24.6

EXPENDITURE

Units

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Persons with private health insurance

%

45.5

44.5

43.7

41.0

39.4

37.2

34.9

33.6

31.9

30.5

30.6

Total health expenditure per person per year (1997-98 reference year)

$

n.a.

r1,700

r1,820

r1,902

r1,990

r2,071

r2,170

r2,296

r2,414

2,523

2,671

Total health expenditure as a proportion of GDP

%

7.4

7.5

7.9

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.3

8.3

8.5

(a) Rates are age-standardised.(b) Adjusted to a common basis for the three disability surveys of 1988, 1993 and 1998. As a result, the national estimate for 1998 is not the same as that shown in the State summary table.

Reference periods: All health status data and causes of death data are for the calendar year. Immunisation status data are at April. Apparent consumption and expenditure data (except private health insurance data which are at the June quarter) and services data (except doctors per 100,000 population which is at census date) are for the year ended 30 June).

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